In club shooting this week, the best D Grade scores were recorded by Nathan Chamberlain 94.3 (a new PB), Chris Lockery 93.3, Aiden d’Souza 91.1 and Emily Lockery 90.0, with another three shooters achieving scores in the very high 80s.  It was very close in C Grade between Anna Hooper 96.5 and Matthew Canlas 96.3 (a new PB) with Amalamo Simi only a point behind on 95.5.  Erin Little led B Grade with 97.6 ahead of Mark Riley on 96.4, and in the higher grades David Grain shot best with 99.6.  Meredith Ackrill’s 197.12 was the best 20-shot score this week ahead of Mark Riley with 193.6.

Some of you may not have received the email regarding the working bee direct from the WSRA Secretary.  If not, could you please contact her to ensure your email address is added to her WSRA membership list.  It would be great to have as many members as possible helping at the working bee next Saturday.  I’m sure there will be plenty of tasks that can be accomplished, whether you have handyman skills or not.

Wellington faced both Hutt Valley and Taranaki in our double-header round of the NDC competition on Thursday.  This resulted in a loss to Hutt Valley but a close win against Taranaki, gaining Wellington 9 points in total.  Meredith Ackrill achieved the best Brooklyn score of 297.16 while Erin Little had the best junior score of 194.6.  In the final round of the round robin section on 19 July, Wellington face top of the ladder Manawatu in what will be a very tough match.

Our newer shooters took on the role of target changers and markers yesterday with excellent results.  We’ll continue this over the next few weeks so that all members have the confidence to undertake these very necessary tasks.

Thanks to those who have indicated their availability for the Wellington Open Champs on Saturday 14 July.  Is anyone able to supply a plate of cakes or biscuits for sale?  A finalised roster will be produced later this week and emailed to those people assisting.  If anyone else is now available please let me know as soon as possible.  Also could those helping and using club equipment, please advise (by Wednesday 4 July) whether or not you will be shooting in the Wellington Champs so that your equipment can be accessed easily on the day, and coaching organised if necessary.

Regular coached sessions continue through the school holidays at 6.30pm, followed by non-coached sessions.

Upcoming events:

  • Wednesday 4 July, interclub. C Grade, 7.45pm, 1x10: Anna Hooper (captain), Casey Israelson, Amalamo Simi, Chris Lockery; on call: Amy Nathanson.  B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x10: Erin Little, Anna Hooper, Casey Israelson, Mark Riley (captain); on call: Amalamo Simi, Wiko du Toit.  Open Grade, 8.45pm, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill (captain), Erin Little, David Grain, Dianne Grain; on call: Mark Riley.
  • Sunday 8 July, deadline for Round 2 Triple S champs.
  • Wednesday 11 July, Interassociation women’s match.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Dianne Grain.  On call: Anna Hooper.  Marker: David Grain.
  • Friday 13 and Saturday 14 July, Wellington Open Champs.
  • Thursday 19 July, NDC Round 5, 7.30pm.